Uncertainty and constant change plague our lives, our businesses, and our world. As CPAs and accounting and finance leaders, our colleagues look to us for stability and certainty. But there is an increasing need to evolve and shift, to lead change with insight and foresight. The good news is that we are not in this evolution alone, but together, as a community.

This interactive session will cover the latest research from the AICPA’s Future of Finance initiative along with specific Maryland insights on the future of finance and accounting. We will discuss the trends, challenges and opportunities we see as all organizations deal with acute talent shortage, digital transformation and the growing talent-performance gap. The opportunity has never been greater, the stakes have never been higher and the risk of doing nothing is growing everyday.

• Learn about the Future Ready Finance Professional – Being Aware, Predictable, and Adaptable
• How to identify the latest hard trends and opportunities facing accounting and finance in organizations
• Understand the latest on the ‘Great Resignation’ and accounting pipeline crisis and how finance teams can begin addressing the talent shortage
• Know what critical skills are needed for the future of accounting and finance and how to build a future-ready finance team